The Award
Cleverly plotted .... Pearl’s specific target is the rarified fortress of literary publishing, but the questions he raises extend well beyond its battlements.
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Engaging ... This is a book that feels, on the surface, like it’s about the fault in our literary stars but is actually ⎯ to borrow another writer’s famous phrasing ⎯ in ourselves.
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The Award is a scathing satire of the publishing world. It is also a cautionary tale about writers’ aspirations—albeit one that is both gripping and relentlessly entertaining.
